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I have heard that such small glasses were a) somewhat necessary due to the difficulty of glassmaking in the 1700s, and b) not a problem when you have servants f

I have heard that such small glasses were a) somewhat necessary due to the difficulty of glassmaking in the 1700s, and b) not a problem when you have servants following you around keeping your glasses topped up.

easy_lucky_free 9y ago
I mean, the average person didn't exactly have servants. Glass-making concept makes sense to me though.
- maxk42 9y ago
  Perhaps the average person in the 1700s with a specific glass for wine did?
- jdminhbg 9y ago
  The average wine-drinking Briton in 1700 almost certainly had servants.
- djrogers 9y ago
  The average person drinking wine from a special wine glass likely did.